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The Midas Touch And The Minotaur: 5 Minute Review
Test Description: Answer the questions based on the Midas touch. These same questions will be on the reading quiz at the end of the week.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Who fits this description? Hairy legs, long tail, horns on his head
A
Silenus
B
Dionysus
C
Midas
D
Maenads
2) What brings Silenus to the house of King Midas?
A
He doesn't go to Midas' house
B
He breaks his goat leg
C
He is invited
D
He is too drunk to stand and Midas takes care of him
3) Who found Silenus?
A
King Midas
B
Silenus found himself
C
Princess Zoe
D
Dionysus (god of wine)
4) What is the meaning of vile?
A
irresistibly attractive
B
quite warm
C
extremely unpleasant
D
horribly coarse
5) What was Dionysus' reaction when he found out what the King did for Silenus?
A
Angry
B
Sad
C
Happy
D
He never found out
6) What did King Midas wish for?
A
That he would live forever
B
That he would turn anything he touched to gold
C
That he would be the wisest of all
D
That he would become a god
7) What was the first item that Midas turned to gold?
A
Rose
B
His daughter
C
Stone
D
Apple
8) Who or what did Midas turn to gold that made him change his mind about his wish?
A
Princess Zoe
B
Silenus
C
His dog
D
Himself
9) How did Midas get his curse lifted?
A
By giving the statue of his daughter to Dionysus
B
He does not. He is tortured until his death
C
By melting down his daughter and giving the gold to the poor
D
By washing himself in the spring of of the river
10) What is the moral of the story?
A
Money will always make you happy
B
Don't hug your children
C
Money is not the source of happiness
D
Don't invite Silenus over to your house
11) King Minos was the ruler of what island?
A
Argos
B
Athens
C
Hawaii
D
Crete
12) Who was the architect who designed the maze for the Minotaur?
A
Theseus
B
Icarus
C
Daedelus
D
Minos
13) Minotaur was half man and half _______.
A
Bull
B
Dog
C
Goat
D
Horse
14) What is another meaning for Labyrinth?
A
Extensive Maze
B
Tall Tower
C
Hole in the ground
D
Straight Path
15) What does Theseus receive that helps him escape the maze?
A
A maze
B
A ball of yarn
C
A winged horse
D
Nothing
16) Who was Ariadne the daughter of?
A
Aegeus
B
Theseus
C
Minos
D
Midas
17) Did Theseus kill the Minotaur?
A
Yes
B
No
18) Where did Theseus abandon Ariadne?
A
The Labyrinth
B
Athens
C
Naxos
D
Crete
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